In meetings in Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conveyed to Israeli leaders that it’s important to observe international rules of warfare.

As Israel girds for a fearsome ground assault into Gaza, senior Biden administration officials are warning their Israeli counterparts to show restraint and avoid mass civilian casualties and a humanitarian disaster that could turn world opinion against the Jewish state, according to two current and one former U.S. official.

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    1 year ago

    Biden said it publicly, too:

    We uphold the laws of war — the law of war. It matters. There’s a difference.

    And repeated something similar today, when asked about retaliation against Hamas:

    Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all the Palestinian people … there needs to be a Palestinian Authority. There needs to be a path to a Palestinian state … It would be a mistake for Israel to occupy Gaza again.